downsidE DIARY ISSUE 18 – SUMMER 2013 A WORLD OF DISCOVERY downsidE DIARY CONTENTS SUMMER 2013 REGULARS 2 EDITORIAL 36 FROM THE ARCHIVE 58 CLUBS AND SOCIETIES Discovering Eternal Life The Ball Game An A-Z of activities 6 LOOKING FORWARD 52 TALL TAILS 70 VIEW FROM CHILE First lay Head Master Gilding an illuminated manuscript A personal perspective SPECIAL FEATURES 8 THE POWER OF REFLECTION 28 PORTRAIT OF AN OG 46 IN AID of… Academic achievement Harriet Dahan-Bouchard Charity fundraising COVER IMAGE 10 SCHOLARSHIP & LEARNING 30 FROM COAL FACE TO CHALK FACE 50 IN CONVERSATION WITH BARLOW Detail from the Sarum Missal (early 16th Century) one of the treasures from the Monastic Library. The Monastic Library Smythe’s new House Master Barlow’s new House Master 16 THINK DEEP 32 AROUND THE WORLD 54 ANTON TRIATHLON Science in action IN 80 WORDS OG in Belarus Writing competition winners 18 IT’S ALL ABOUT 56 FREEDOM OF SPEECH THE RIGHT FORMULAE 40 TWINS HEAD TWO HEAD Abingdon Debating Society Sixth Form science awards Twins winning pictures 60 RELICS The Editorial Team 20 OUR LADY 42 ART CLASS Downside’s collection Stained glass Examples from the art room 62 FRANCIS POLLEN EDITOR DESIGN Downside parents who would like to obtain 22 GOOD SPORTS 44 ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS Architect of the Monastic Library Alison Millar Reuben Wakeman copies of the photographs in this edition Round-up of county success Two musical pupils Email
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[email protected] www.downside.co.uk DISCOVERING ETERNAL LIFE… When St Benedict wrote his Rule for monks in the sixth century, he can have had little idea of its future world-wide impact.